{"id":12,"date":"2018-10-17T23:53:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T23:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lukaslab\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2021-09-20T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T17:06:08","slug":"dr-lukas-program-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lukaslab\/dr-lukas-program-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Lukas, Program Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-22\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lukaslab\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_9632-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3272\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_9632-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3272\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_9632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3272\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_9632-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Scott Lukas joined Oregon State University in 2016, based at the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC).\u00a0 His research program focuses on optimizing horticultural crop productivity with an emphasis\u00a0on<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">fostering environmentally sound approaches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Education:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PhD. Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Dissertation title: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lukaslab\/files\/2018\/10\/Dissertation_05202015_with_appendix.pdf\">Characterization of dormancy, establishment and seed production of Waltheria indica and Panicum torridum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Thesis title: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lukaslab\/files\/2018\/10\/Thesis.pdf\">Evaluation of pre-emergence herbicides contained within a hydromulch cap to determine weed control and safety for two Native Hawaiian grasses in a simulated roadside environment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Major: Biology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organizational Roles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consulting editor, American Society for Horticultural Science, HortScience. Cannabis Sativa research. June 2021 &#8211; present.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chair, American Society for Horticultural Science, Hemp Research and Extension Professional Interest Group, Alexandria, VA. October 2019 &#8211; present.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chair, Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area action committee, Hermiston, OR. September 2019 &#8211; present.<\/p>\n<p>Board of Advisors, Oregon Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education, Corvallis, OR. August 2019 &#8211; present.<\/p>\n<p>Board of Directors, Oregon Water Coalition, Pendleton, Oregon. July 2017 &#8211; present.<\/p>\n<p>Board of Directors, Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association, Pasco, Washington. November 2016 &#8211; present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards (within last 4 years):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early Career Scholar, American Society for Horticultural Science. (August 13, 2020).<\/p>\n<p>Ernest L. Bergman scholarship, Ernest L. Bergman. (May 2020). (Pooja Kumari, graduate student).<\/p>\n<p>International student continuation scholarship, OSU. (April 2020). (Pooja Kumari, graduate student).<\/p>\n<p>Branch Experiment Station Internship Best Poster Award, College of Agricultural Science. (October 24, 2019). (Jared Farber, undergraduate BES intern).<\/p>\n<p>OSUEA New Faculty award, Oregon State University Extension Association. (December 6, 2018).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Lukas joined Oregon State University in 2016, based at the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC).\u00a0 His research program focuses on optimizing horticultural crop productivity with an emphasis\u00a0on\u00a0fostering environmentally sound approaches.\u00a0\u00a0 Education: PhD. Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2015. 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